Lisa Johnson

3 weeks ago | castanet.net | Brittany Hobson |Jim Bronskill |Catherine Morrison |Lisa Johnson

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press - Apr 1, 2025 / 5:57 pm | Story: 541999First Nations leaders in Manitoba say the search of a landfill for the victim of a serial killer must include recovery efforts for another First Nations woman who vanished more than a decade ago. Tanya Nepinak was last seen in Winnipeg in September 2011 and police believe her body was dumped in a garbage bin and taken to the Brady Road landfill in the city.

Jan 13, 2025 | castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Jack Farrell

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, says if Ottawa uses an energy embargo to combat the incoming administration's promised tariffs, it would spark a "national unity crisis.""Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, principally Alberta, and we won't stand for that," Smith told reporters in a virtual news conference Monday.

Jan 9, 2025 | castanet.net | Fakiha Baig |Lisa Johnson

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand "ready to support our American neighbours" as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California. Harjit Sajjan says in a social media post that "Team Canada, with Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta, is ready to deploy 250 firefighters, aircraft equipment, and other resources as early as" Thursday night.

Dec 9, 2024 | castanet.net | Lisa Johnson

LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immediate harm. The Alberta government's law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.

Dec 6, 2024 | castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Jack Farrell

The Alberta government has confirmed new rules for wind and solar energy projects it says are needed to protect the environment, food security and the province's scenery. The new regulations stem from Premier Danielle Smith's February announcement that Alberta was going to take an "agriculture first" approach towards renewable energy development moving forward following the government-imposed seven-month moratorium on project approvals in 2023.